I haven’t asked where Lilly is, ever, I don’t think. That said, I also don’t remember anyone ever confirming death. I could have surmised it, I suppose, but I don’t think we ever heard about it officially until now.

Lilly is probably up there gently suggesting to the Powers That Be that they change the name of the Rainbow Bridge to something less triggering for her.

Now don’t. Lilly is dead. If the dog were alive, she’d be at least 18 years old, probably closer to 20. Also, Lilly was on her last legs around three-four years ago when she suddenly disappeared from Donk’s feed.

It is pretty apparent that Donkey dumped Lily at the Wilmette assisted living facility, and let her parents usher that poor dog into the great beyond when it was her time. Donkeynis a coward and a horrible pet owner. My speculation is that she didn’t announce Lily’s death because of the almost certain backlash she would have gotten here and possibly from some of her other acquaintances.

Pets are not props. That poor dog. It is times like these I want to believe in reincarnation and hope Lily comes back as a creature who has a much happier life.

I agree that Donk very purposefully didn’t mention Lilly’s passing on social media. She’d been a lousy pet owner for years, leaving that poor creature with various caregivers while she traipsed around the country, and one could easily imagine Cancer-Free Dan calling her out.

There’s no way Donk could spin all her pointless travel and self-indulgence into a story of holding her Beloved Dog’s paw through her end of life. What’s she going to say? “And then my parents texted that Lilly had died, after they’d spent 8 months and thousands of dollars caring for her… I had a sacred healing massage in her honor, and was sobbing so hard I could barely enjoy the 3-day music festival I attended”?

The sad thing is that Julie let that other Julia in L.A. be Lilly’s caretaker for the last year or two of her life. Once Lilly slowed down and became “work” Julie couldn’t be bothered anymore. The woman is a soulless monster.

My own grumpy shih tzu is about a year younger than Lilly, and she’s still going strongish! She’s stone cold deaf, the farts are toxic waste, she walks into the occasional door frame, but she can still jump on and off of the sofa! ALL THE EVIDENCE WILL NOT ROB ME OF THE HOPE THAT SOME DOGGIES ARE IMMORTAL!